TRION
A
full-featured multi-purpose console and workstation
control surface, the Trion has a modest price tag but
still provides all the benefits of Harrison engineering.
The Trion is used in high-end TV and film post production
facilities, broadcast facilities, and large scale live
performance venues around the world.
Designed as a full-featured mixing console and DAW
controller, the Trion is quite an achievement. 10
touch-sensitive knobs per channel, long-life switches,
and extensive use of "smart switch" technology
makes the Trion simultaneously flexible, cost effective
and robust. Each 8-fader section has a full set of
bussing and channel mode switches, removing the need for
a dedicated center section. A stiff but
lightweight frame, single ethernet control wire, and
modest power requirements allow the Trion to be
installed easily.
Available
Features in the Trion Include:
- 64-bit
processing using Xrange DSP. Each channel has
2 inputs, 8 bands of EQ, Gate, Compressor, and 2
patches.
- 16-wide
panning to 64 main busses and 16 auxes (typical,
depending on configuration).
- Complete
signal processing: EQ, Dynamics, Routing and Panning
available with NO allocation.
- Xrange
DSP plugins including "forensic" dialog
cleanup, nenoising, de-essing, phone simulation and
LFE enhancement.
- Look-ahead
Bus Limiters on every main bus.
- Time-aligned
throughput, even with multi-router, multi-engine
systems. Channel processing elements do not
affect latency.
- Comprehensive
monitoring system including bus summing, Pec Direct
switching, and speaker management.
- Up
to 8 Pec/Direct panels per console. Full
multi-operator functionality.
- Harrison
"In-Console" PreView™ waveforms with
History. No DAW required. A Harrison exclusive
(patented)
- Motorized,
Touch-Sensitive Joysticks for surround panning -
another Harrison patent.
- Only
the highest quality components are used in the Trion.
Built to ensure reliability and quality for many
years.
- Multi-operator
configurations using IKIS automation system
- Multiple
control screens including satellite Machine Room
Control.
- Xrouter
signal router, affording nearly limitless I/O and
inter-process routing.
- Efficient,
traditional design means less keystrokes for
critical functions, this provides more time for
creativity.
- Xdubber
stem recorder, connects directly to console for
32-bit predub recording
- Comprehensive
AES (with SRC) and Analog I/O, plus MADI, ADAT and
TDIF I/O.
- Layering
and profiling of channels into any configuration on
the surface, including a mix of DSP and workstation
channels, from 16 to 160 faders or more.
- DAW
control via IKIS Direct - Use the console faders to
control dozens of DAWs simultaneously.
- "Future
Proofed" design allows your MPC to be upgraded
to any future technology.
Channel
Strip
The Trion
channel strip is very straightforward to anyone who has
used a traditional console. All basic functions...
panning, EQ bands, compressor parameters, aux sends, and
bus routing... are available on a dedicated
knobs-per-section layout. Additional controls for
each section are provided along with touch
sensitive knobs for touch write / release automation
of every individual parameter.
Channel
controls and assignments are always available as
vertically-oriented strips or as a "fold out"
mode which allows an entire 8-wide knob area to control
a single channel. This means that surround panning
( left/right, front/back, divergence and LFE send), all
8 bands of EQ (gain, frequency and Q), Dynamics (Gate
and Compressor), and 16 auxes are simultaneously
adjustable, with touch-sensitive knobs. This
feature works like a traditional "master channel"
but gives the mixer the ability to pull this function up
at any location on the console.
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Channel
Master Section
Each
bank of 8 faders has a master section which
provides control of bussing and lesser-used
options for the selected channel. Because
these features are not used continuously during
a mix, they are often relegated to an
out-of-reach "Master Channel".
The Trion design allows the mixer to reach the
"master channel" wherever she is
sitting. Simply attention the channel in
question, and all the bus assignments and many
other parameters can be controlled at the top of
the surface.
The
"Wild Knob" switches functions
depending on the source that is routed to the
console. If a remote mic preamp is
connected to the channel, then this knob
controls the mic preamp gain and the 2 switches
control the mic preamp. If no mic preamp
is connected (i.e. a line input) then this knob
controls the digital input trim. In the
case of other types of channels (DAW control via
IKISDirect, for example), these knobs can take
on a variety of uses.
The
Trion surface has a wealth of knobs and buttons.
10 knobs per channel strip means that there is
very little "paging" required to get
to any function. For example, the EQ knobs
control 2 bands of EQ simultaneously, and a
switch for each pair (1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8)
allows the user to get to any of the 8 EQ bands
with only a single button press.
Like
the MPC, the Trion has a full complement of
fader automation switches. This allows the
user to instantly set a single fader (or all
faders!) into write, read or any of several
other automation modes. ( on broadcast and
live consoles, these buttons control input
selection and other critical tasks ).
The
touch-sensitive anodized aluminum knobs of the
Trion are custom-machined for Harrison. We
designed the knobs to maximize the surface
contact with your fingers, while minimizing any
interference from nearby knobs. This
attention to detail is carried throughout the
Trion surface. Solid, sit-on-it
construction is sturdier than any other console
in this price range. The faders are of the
highest quality and incorporate Harrison's
famous touch circuit - known by many to provide
the best-feeling fader automation in the world.
The Trion connects to the console automation
system with a single CAT5 ethernet cable, and
the legs of the Trion are designed to accomodate
this and any other cables that you may need.
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Master
Section
The
master section of the Trion uses an innovative
system of "smart switches" to
control global console functions. Each
4x4 panel of buttons can be assigned to one of
several functions including: Automation,
Transport Control, Monitoring, Workstation
control or Profiling (channel layout).
The basic Trion surface includes 2 of these
panels for each user (some layouts have more).
Each user is then able to allocate the panels
in a way that is most fitting for the moment.
For example, during a predub when the console
is acting as a workstation controller, the
user might choose Transport Control and
Workstation Controls. During the final
mix, the user may switch the panels to
Automation and Transport controls.
During setup, the user could switch the panels
to Profiling, leaving the other panel free for
odd tasks.
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Critical
functions such as Pec/Direct paddles, speaker mutes, and
master level control are assigned dedicated switches on
the panel.
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